THE Department of Energy (DoE) is planning to release a set of guidelines this month that will set installation requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in a bid to improve infrastructure and accelerate local EV adoption.
In a statement on Tuesday, the DoE said it will release the implementing guidelines on obligation of EV charging station providers, as well as the requirements, specifications and interconnectivity.
The guideline will provide clear installation requirements for charging stations, particularly for Mode 4 chargers, which use direct current to deliver energy rapidly to EV batteries.
“The issuance will also include comprehensive safety standards designed to streamline the deployment process and encourage investment in charging infrastructure,” the DoE said.
As of March 31, there are 912 publicly accessible charging stations operational nationwide, according to the DoE. Under the Comprehensive Roadmap for the Electric Vehicle Industry, the Philippines targets to deploy over 7,000 EV charging stations by 2028.
In a separate development, the DoE said that it is evaluating potential sites for nuclear energy development in the Philippines, including Bataan, Bulacan, Batangas, and Palawan.
“Many of them qualify because we have specific metrics, such as how many kilometers away they are from fault lines or volcanoes,” Energy Undersecretary Sharon S. Garin told reporters in a recent interview.
Under the Philippine nuclear energy roadmap, the country is targeting to have at least 1,200 megawatts (MW) of nuclear energy capacity by 2032, and scale this up to 2,400 MW by 2040 and 4,800 MW by 2050. — Sheldeen Joy Talavera
